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inception

[in-sep-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɛp ʃən /


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Situational Awareness has gained about 270% after fees this year through May and is up more than 1,000% after fees since inception, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Precise investigations of decays like this are one of the primary goals of the LHCb experiment, and have been since its inception in 1994.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA’s inception in 1958.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Infleqtion is on its third CEO since its inception, but Dana Anderson—the professor who co-founded the company as ColdQuanta in 2007—remains on board as chief science officer.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Its eventual demolition had been planned from its inception: both Newsome Park and next-door Copeland Park, for whites, were mandated to last only as long as the war.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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